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    Alpha One Trim

    I had a problem with the lower unit not trimming down. Turned out the starboard hydraulic cylinder was stuck. I determined this by removing both from the lower unit and operating trim pump. Port moved starboard didn't. I removed the starboard trim cylinder from the boat, drained the oil and...
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    Bent trim tab

    Went out on the boat today and noticed it was hard to keep straight. I beached it at John Lloyd park and checked it for damage. Sure enough the starboard trim tab is bent to **** . I guess the fork lift driver got a little aggresive with it yesterday aft he took it off of the work rack and...
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    Mercruiser Alpha One Horsepower

    How can I determine the HP rating of my Mercruiser?<br /><br />The serial number of the engine (from the plate on the carb cover) is;<br /><br />engine: 0f279614<br />transom: 0f327119<br />drive: 0f336102<br /><br />It also say's 5.7L on the carb cover.<br /><br />Thanks,<br /><br />DaL
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    Mercruiser Alpha 1 trim tilt

    Have an Alpha 1 which won't tilt down. Read the repair manual to figure it out and what I've come up with so far is the motor is running and pumping oil to tilt rams. Verified by removing hydraulic lines on both and ran motor. Oil was definitely flowing from the down lines(?) (there are two...
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